CMS Executive Director Donald Kerwin examines the similarities between the immigrant rights movement and the African-American civil rights movement in his latest blog for the Huffington Post. To read the full […]

In a follow up to CMS’s recent release of new estimates on the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States, CMS Executive Director Donald Kerwin highlights the study’s implications for immigration reform in his […]

In a blog for the Huffington Post, CMS Executive Director Donald Kerwin discusses the need to repair the immigration detention system and proposes how to improve deficiencies through US immigration reform. To read […]

Since passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, the United States has deported millions of noncitizens. While the rights of immigrants and proposals to legalize […]

The use of legalization or regularization as an immigration policy tool differs significantly between European nations. In particular, there is a pronounced divide in regularization trends between northern and southern […]

On February 1, 2012, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) hosted a dialogue on defining border security, establishing appropriate enforcement metrics, and determining how much security is enough. Speakers included […]

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The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) is an educational institute/think tank devoted to the study of international migration, to the promotion of understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers.